jpdb beta

good opportunity; chance

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering

4

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

6

to weaken

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

1

nearby place

1

shade of a rock

1

mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)

2

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

2

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

2

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

3

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

1

lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

2

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

saliva; spit; spittle

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

2

to throb; to beat fast

3

decision; determination

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

2

thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood

6

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

1

with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging

1

full speed

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

4

hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

5

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

3

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

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